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Subject: multiple 3com 3c509 problems 
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ep0: <3Com 3C509-TPC EtherLink III> at port 0x300-0x30f irq 10 on isa0
ep0: eeprom failed to come ready.
ep0: eeprom failed to come ready.
ep0: eeprom failed to come ready.
ep0: eeprom failed to come ready.
ep0: eeprom failed to come ready.
ep0: Ethernet address 00:00:00:00:00:00
[...]
ep1: <3Com 3C509B-TPC EtherLink III (PnP)> at port 0x210-0x21f irq 5 on 
isa0
ep1: Ethernet address 00:10:4b:e7:4d:c5

I use ep1 and ignore ep0 and it works fine. But if I add a second card just 
like the first one, it creates ep2 and ep3. ep2 will work, but ep3 will not. How 
can I use both ?

here's the log : 

Mar 20 22:36:55  /kernel: ep0: <3Com 3C509-TPC EtherLink III> at port 
0x300-0x30f irq 10 on isa0
Mar 20 22:36:55  /kernel: ep0: eeprom failed to come ready.
Mar 20 22:36:55  last message repeated 4 times
Mar 20 22:36:55  /kernel: ep0: Ethernet address 00:00:00:00:00:00
Mar 20 22:36:55  /kernel: ep1: <3Com 3C509-TPC EtherLink III> at port 
0x300-0x30f irq 10 on isa0
Mar 20 22:36:55  /kernel: ep1: No I/O space?!
Mar 20 22:36:55  /kernel: ep1: ep_alloc() failed! (6)
Mar 20 22:36:55  /kernel: device_probe_and_attach: ep1 attach returned 6
[...]
Mar 20 22:36:56  /kernel: ep2: <3Com 3C509B-TPC EtherLink III (PnP)> at 
port 0x210-0x21f irq 5 on isa0
Mar 20 22:36:56  /kernel: ep2: Ethernet address 00:10:4b:e7:4e:17
Mar 20 22:36:56  /kernel: ep3: <3Com 3C509B-TPC EtherLink III (PnP)> at 
port 0x220-0x22f irq 9 on isa0
Mar 20 22:36:56  /kernel: ep3: Ethernet address 00:10:4b:e7:4d:c5


ifconfig shows ep0-3. 2 works fine...... 3 does not. Any hints ? :)


personal replies also welcome :) many thanks

      
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